HVO/RD poised for growth
After several years of investment and announced capacity additions, the first half of 2022 should see significant volumes of HVO, also called RD, hit the market.
HVO production, scalability and prices may be determined by the used cooking oil market in 2022, a key feedstock for HVO and SAF output. Market participants expect strong demand for UCO to keep UCO prices above the $1,000/mt mark, while increasing production capacity for HVO could see margins fall.
"More supply of HVO will come online, more supplies of finished products [biodiesel], which should push prices," said one market participant. "With current HVO prices, producers could lose $300/mt on their margin and the price stays the same – it's more likely for the margin to fall than UCO."
This is probably a stupid question, but I don’t know much about cars anyway. I’ve seen before that you can modify a car’s engine to allow for it to run on vegetable oil (I assume it would run less smoothly), and I actually know someone that did this with a fairly old truck. Would this work for a car like a 2009 Mustang GT or something though? How expensive would it be to do it? Would it be worth it?
I recently found out that if done properly diesel fuel can be replaced by vegetable oil. Imagine the amount of money everybody would save due to rising gas prices.
I am assuming similar viscosity and consistency and whatever because obviously you can't run a combustion engine on a solid block of fat.
How come wax (and things like olive oil) does not burn well directly, but stick a wick in it and it burns very well?
I’ve seen information that says anything from canola to olive to coconut to rapeseed oil is bad for you.
Apparently there are strong links with heart disease, it oxidises cells in your body, shortness lifespan etc.
Is this stuff actually true? If so, is there neutral research on this that says this?
And how bad would foods that contain oils be? Like flaxseed, coconut, hemp seed etc etc
Even planes get high on it.
It's not an ideal substitute for gas but a particularly robust combustion engine should be able to handle vegetable oil based fuel.
I'm working on a medieval***ish*** world full of anachronistic technology that somehow leapfrogged steam power. I want to include a "China/Singapore" inspired culture that has a serious technological edge - noisy, greasy, primitive combustion engines that run on cooking oil. It doesn't have to be realistic, just barely feasible.
I've been using vegetable oil at night and it's made my skin literally so perfect, clear, poreless, glassy, and glowy. But there's a PROBLEM. I read that it can WHITEN your skin. I'm already a pail white princess, so pale that I can't even find foundation light enough, paler than white out. If I was any paler I'd be a ghost. Should I stop using it???
My girlfriend has found out that I make baji and now I'm making them on a regular basis.
My question is if I add ghee to the oil (generic canola oil) would this add any improvement to flavour? Using only ghee to deep fry would be cost prohibitive. As an alternative, would adding ghee to the batter be better?
Update: so I added ghee to the oil. They turned out incredible! My girlfriend just asked what I had done because they tasted different, and so much better! Next batch I'll drizzleCorn and onion bhaji
I recently heard about the speculated negative effects of vegetable and seed oils on our bodies. Quite frankly, this all seems very alarming to me. I quite frankly like cooking with animal fats more anyway, but I was wondering what your thoughts were on this topic. If any professionals could elaborate or share their opinions or research, that would be much appreciated. Per the title, I'm also wondering if anyone follows a diet free of these fats.
Im no scientist, but the creator of the video seems to make a very strong argument against the use of such oils in cooking. I've also linked an article on the same topic below.
Here's the video:
https://youtu.be/rQmqVVmMB3k
Here's the article: https://www.ecowatch.com/amp/dr-mark-hyman-why-vegetable-oils-should-not-be-part-of-your-diet-1882164589.html
The other day when I observed vegetable prices their prices were sky high. Tomato 100 rs, ridge guard 90 rs , beans 80 rs....what's happening in this country? Why no one is raising voice? A family I know is surviving on pickles ....middle class becoming poor...a normal family requires atleast 5 to 10 k for mere survival....wages are not increasing ,yet prices of everything increasing.
There are about 38 years of oil left on Earth. The planet supported 1.2 billion humans prior to 1900 and oil. What is going to happen over the next 40 years as we lose access to oil products like fuel and plastic? Now many of us might argue that renewable energy can support a few billion, but can we produce renewable technology without plastics? Are we looking at the end of modern medicine & manufacturing? How will we transport water without PVC pipes? How will we transport food without tires on trucks? Will a war break out to control what oil remains? Will the poor starve to death as food and fuel prices skyrocket? Will that make housing cheap in the cities as people turn to rural agrarian lifestyles? Will militias of cannibals control vast regions?
Piling up veg into a pan with luke warm oil is just as bad for vegetables as it is for meat. Instead...
- take something like zucchini, mushroom or leeks and slice them into discs
- get a pan with a thin layer of oil super hot
- Put one piece in, if the oil doesn't instantly spit more than an angry cobra then it's not hot enough
- have them cooking in one flat layer, which every piece fully touching the oil
- Cook them with a couple of turns, taking as long as needed for them to brown (again, like you would a steak).
- Salt and lemon/balsamic to finish
suddenly you've got vegetables that aren't just a sorry sidekick. They even often outshine the meat they are being served with.
Read a bunch on how vegetable oils oxidize more and how they are processed and never want to touch them again.
Bought a bunch of beef tallow as replacement. Anyone see long term benefits of avoiding vegetable oils?
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article
Front. Nutr., 13 January 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2021.748847
United States Dietary Trends Since 1800: Lack of Association Between Saturated Fatty Acid Consumption and Non-communicable Diseases
Joyce H. Lee1,2, Miranda Duster1, Timothy Roberts3 and Orrin Devinsky1
* 1Department of Neurology, New York University, Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
2Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States
3New York University, Health Sciences Library, New York, NY, United States We reviewed data on the American diet from 1800 to 2019.
Methods: We examined food availability and estimated consumption data from 1808 to 2019 using historical sources from the federal government and additional public data sources.
Results: Processed and ultra-processed foods increased from <5 to >60% of foods. Large increases occurred for sugar, white and whole wheat flour, rice, poultry, eggs, vegetable oils, dairy products, and fresh vegetables. Saturated fats from animal sources declined while polyunsaturated fats from vegetable oils rose. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) rose over the twentieth century in parallel with increased consumption of processed foods, including sugar, refined flour and rice, and vegetable oils. Saturated fats from animal sources were inversely correlated with the prevalence of NCDs.
Conclusions: As observed from the food availability data, processed and ultra-processed foods dramatically increased over the past two centuries, especially sugar, white flour, white rice, vegetable oils, and ready-to-eat meals. These changes paralleled the rising incidence of NCDs, while animal fat consumption was inversely correlated.
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2021.748847/full#
Discussion
The American diet has changed radically in the past two centuries, with the most marked changes including increased consumption of processed and ultra-processed food (e.g., sugar, white flour, white rice, and industrial seed/vegetable oils) and poultry and reduced consumption of unprocessed foods (e.g., fresh fruits and vegetables) and animal fats (e.g., whole milk, butter, and lard). Changes in food availability over the past two centuries included (1) increased processed and ultra-processed foods, sugar, industrial seed oils, and poultry; and (2) de
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